articles

[Gina]

this is so scary doing a feedback post
my last one was Me Writing Like This About Habboxlive Listeners i mean it got like 150 replies tho

first of all would like to say articles are going great atm its not like yo sort it out or whatever and its a discussion we've had before but its like died
but yes so clap4martin you doin great and to your news reporter people (s/o to m4tttf or idk his name but yeh him especially)

AS YOU ALL KNOW forum activity has been down in the dumps lately n its hard to get activity flowing so was talking to the famous FlyingJesus;

so we've had the talk that maybe post the articles on the forum and put a link on the site blahblah and I understand that you want ppl to visit habbox.com (i mean so do i like how else are u gonna tune into the amaze dj gina) so thats not really a question
BUT right i found out u appaz post the article links in the community notice board?? hopefully i havent been told rubbish and its actually posted there but i mean why cnb?
like ok i get that u want people to comment on the site and not the forum so it stops discussion
but do that many people actually see it and readi t in the cnb??
so take this thread for example

Members who have read this thread: 8
Alysha, Cerys, Chris, M4ttTf, Martin, RuthOnToast, Yuxin

1 being me, 1 being the manager, 1 being the person who wrote it and idk how other people are included if theyre staff or read it etc
but point is not many
would it not make more sense to post it in the relevant forum? even if you just close the thread but at least you can attract the right type of attention
if its a thread about somethingy habboy
so here for example
https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=833544
sam posted a thread (i wish u could see how many people viewed the article lmao) but that got a lot more of a response in the replies than any others lmao

Members who have read this thread: 78
-:Undertaker:-, 4elijahu4, 9buzz, :LeKevin:, Aaron, abc, Agnostic Bear, Alysha, Aoi, Attached, auffant1, Bloop, buttons, Cassiieee, Cerys, Chapill, Chris, Cody, Cow, dbgtz, disbedizzle, Dollar, Domps, DPS, e5, Elegance, Empired, Flairr, Frisky, gissberg, Hannah, iBlueBox, iClimatic, iflu., Jam, JerseySafety, Jetcutie, Julielol, Khloe, Kittysoft, Kronics, Kyle, Laurensh1, lemons, Lew, Lewis, lilt-lover, LovelyRainbow, lucaskf390, lucpix, Martin, Matt, Meanies, mlp16, MONEYMAGIC, Mr-Trainor, Mrs_Plant, Nick, OldLoveSong, Plebings, Prosiary, Samanfa, Sandoo, Sho, Shorty, Sian, Sulai, Todd.:, Toilet, Truc2k54Dri, very, welshcake, xxMATTGxx, Yuxin, Zak, Zelda

if you really want to minimise the discussion ofi t on the forum then i'd suggest locking the thread
but that got a much better response than any of the thread in cnb? like considering i didnt even know that they posted it in cnb until now lmao im sure not that many other people do too

ANYWAY it could be a rly stupid or obvious idea and i apologise for my bad grammar spelling everything pls 4giv me and 4giv me if its a godawful idea
i just think u could at least attract people who are interested in the subject

im usually all bout the discuss anything forum and i check the subforums regularly n if som1 posted an article link about something i'd be interested in reading 4sure i'd read it
and then i'd be tempted to comment also if i cant comment on the thread

altho maybe im just an oddling or whatever else

but yes WELL DONE MARTIN articles r gr8 i enjoy the member spotlight
and u should def do more buzzfeed ones!! they went down really well
look at joes thread
https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=834960
Members who have read this thread: 59
.:TaylorSwift:, Aaron, Absently, Ams, Attached, Backout, Bloop, Catchy, Cerys, Chris, Cow, dbgtz, Elegance, Empired, Expling, Flairr, Futured, Futz, GoldenMerc, Googlemere, Haphazard, Hyru, iBlueBox, iClimatic, iflu., Intersocial, Jam, JerseySafety, Joe, Kittysoft, Kyle, Lewis, lilt-lover, lucpix, M4ttTf, Martin, Mexel, MONEYMAGIC, Mr-Trainor, Mrs_Plant, Nick, Plebings, Prosiary, Re-Call, Red, Samanfa, Sho, Shorty, Sian, Stadiums, thms, welshcake, wixard, Woutou, Yupt, Yuxin, Zak

and 8 comments on the thing AND if the thread had been locked prob wouldve got more due to minimizing the response on the forum (if thats what you're wanting to do anyway)

soz if this is awful and soz for all the spaces n stuff lpls4giv me and pls reply so i dont look really desperate this forum scares me

tl;dr make threads for articles in relevant sections n close the thread if u wanna stop ppl disucssing on forum

[Samantha]

When I was in Articles it was encouraged that we posted a thread on the forum in the forum it would fit into most - so the Pura/Iced thread you linked to went in Habbo and this was followed for a while. I thought it was still followed? I could be mistaken, but I'm sure it still happens it just depends on the Article, like lucpix; about Habbo was in Habbo and not CNB. I think it's only posted in CNB as there's no where else fitting for it to go and the spotlight one is getting to know someone from the community more.

[Gina]

When I was in Articles it was encouraged that we posted a thread on the forum in the forum it would fit into most - so the Pura/Iced thread you linked to went in Habbo and this was followed for a while. I thought it was still followed? I could be mistaken, but I'm sure it still happens it just depends on the Article, like lucpix; about Habbo was in Habbo and not CNB. I think it's only posted in CNB as there's no where else fitting for it to go and the spotlight one is getting to know someone from the community more.

rly??? i never see that omg n it doesnt happen often
the member spotlight could go somewhere like spam forum n just close thread still ppl will prob see it more then
matt made 10 articles in past week and ive seen the member spotlight in cnb like 10minutes ago but no others
like even just discuss anything or whatever
OH WELL if im wrogn this is a pointless thread plz remvoe 2 avoid embarrassment
or dont cos ppl can comment n make activity

[FlyingJesus]

Articles is going really well at the moment I agree, and as people prob know I'm all for having threads with the full article so that discussion can take place on the forum (where discussion should be) rather than the site but if that's not going to happen then this is a good step to take in order to get maximum readership. I only see articles threads because I use the new posts button but more often than not I skip them because there's no chance for discussion in it, so I do end up missing a lot of the articles that are put up on the site. A simple change like this would make them more visible and hopefully more inviting than the announcements section, and it's not like it'll flood out genuine threads just having a few here and there in whatever section is relevant

[Samantha]

rly??? i never see that omg n it doesnt happen often
the member spotlight could go somewhere like spam forum n just close thread still ppl will prob see it more then
matt made 10 articles in past week and ive seen the member spotlight in cnb like 10minutes ago but no others
like even just discuss anything or whatever
OH WELL if im wrogn this is a pointless thread plz remvoe 2 avoid embarrassment
or dont cos ppl can comment n make activity

Looking at the recent articles I can see one that would fit into Habbo perfectly, and a couple that could go in Discuss Anything perhaps? I think it could be done more and could be encouraged more if it isn't already!

[Gina]

Looking at the recent articles I can see one that would fit into Habbo perfectly, and a couple that could go in Discuss Anything perhaps? I think it could be done more and could be encouraged more if it isn't already!

the habbo ones deffo attract a good amount of attention when a thread is posted and probably from ppl who come onto habbox to look at habbo stuff (if any1 still does that) so def def def should have habbo ones with a thread posted
u can see the difference in the members viewed from the threads in cnb n threads in the habbo section as well

- - - Updated - - -

just to say as well https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=835797
this thread would hv made a really good article 10/10 read someone should post eastenders stuff for me

[David]

(i wish u could see how many people viewed the article lmao)
a site admin might be able to tell you unique page visits xxMATTGxx; lawrawrrr;


tl;dr make threads for articles in relevant sections n close the thread if u wanna stop ppl disucssing on forum

i thought they were meant to be getting posted in the proper section anyway
i think i even asked bolt in hxhd once and he said yeah we try to

[Gina]

a site admin might be able to tell you unique page visits xxMATTGxx; lawrawrrr;



i thought they were meant to be getting posted in the proper section anyway
i think i even asked bolt in hxhd once and he said yeah we try todunno i didnt know it was even a thing
havent really seen it before in discuss anything though n im sure threads could def go in there
seen a few in the habbo sections before

[Cerys]

Fab idea 10/10 for effort -throws roses onto ur stage


I do think tho that if this happens more then they shouldn't be locked, because the forums here for discussion and it's a much better platform for it than on habbox.com! And lets face it, compared to a few yrs ago can habbox really afford to be picky on where they focus their discussion? The more the merrier, it shouldn't be limited and prevented yknow what i mean

[Martin]

Cheers for the feedback and for the kind words guys! :)

As Sam said, articles writers are encouraged to post a thread onto the relevant forum containing a link to their article (and some relevant info/questions to get a discussion on the forum started). We even have special banners that can be used for such threads too when wanted!

I agree though that this has slipped a little lately! I shall ensure that everyone is reminded about this.


In terms of the community notice board, I tend to post articles there that didn't really fit into any of the others- however posting them in the spam forum could be a good idea if that's what people want! I saw it more of an announcement rather than a discussion. I think maybe we could even get away with doing both, so that if people do happen to check the community notice board for stuff then its there, but its also in the spam forum too which is where a lot more people may look/be active in. I would probably also leave them open as it wouldn't hurt if any discussion DID come from them. (So long as it's not slating the article of course) ;)

In short:

1) This is something which is meant to be happening, and is encouraged- but appears to have slipped lately. I think with the amazing amount of articles we have these days (especially thanks to people like Matt), it would be fabulous to have threads for them too in the relevant sections.

2) I shall spread my beautiful CNB threads to the spam forum and try to encourage people to discuss stuff there too!

3) I won't close them unless absolutely necessary as any discussion is good!


Thanks again guys :)

[David]

banners

speaking of banners what's going on with this one
https://habbox.com/all-articles/entertainment/gaming/bobba-western-games-show-humans-seriously-studied

it's also not hosted on habbox.com

[Gina]

speaking of banners what's going on with this one
https://habbox.com/all-articles/entertainment/gaming/bobba-western-games-show-humans-seriously-studied

it's also not hosted on habbox.com
omf that is killing me that is awful
I love all the banners for the articles though well cute
Martin; do u ever do tv n film articles?

[Martin]

speaking of banners what's going on with this one
https://habbox.com/all-articles/entertainment/gaming/bobba-western-games-show-humans-seriously-studied

it's also not hosted on habbox.com

Oh gosh, that wasn't doing that before haha! That's made my eyes go funny! I shall look into that now cheers!


omf that is killing me that is awful
I love all the banners for the articles though well cute
@Martin (https://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=55726); do u ever do tv n film articles?

We do, however they've been neglected as of late. It really just depends on what kinds of things people enjoy writing about really! You should join the team Gina! :D

I know Sho did a TV shows you should watch article a couple of weeks ago :)

https://habbox.com/all-articles/entertainment/tvfilm/3-tv-shows-you-need-to-watch-right-now

[Gina]

Oh gosh, that wasn't doing that before haha! That's made my eyes go funny! I shall look into that now cheers!



We do, however they've been neglected as of late. It really just depends on what kinds of things people enjoy writing about really! You should join the team Gina! :D

I know Sho did a TV shows you should watch article a couple of weeks ago :)

https://habbox.com/all-articles/entertainment/tvfilm/3-tv-shows-you-need-to-watch-right-now
proof readers would have a LOT of work today if i became staff

[Martin]

proof readers would have a LOT of work today if i became staff

Nooo, I'm sure you would be grand! Plus I can just hire more if it becomes a problem!! :big_grin: Although I do have 2 newbies starting soon so we'll be larger than habboxlive soon at this rate! Gina's weekly Eastenders update, I can see it now! :P

I am actually a big fan myself!

[FlyingJesus]

just to say as well https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=835797
this thread would hv made a really good article 10/10 read

The font is killing me but yessss this is another reason I wanted to have the "read more" button to be changed for a link to the particular thread - if there are threads made by people who aren't articles staff that are informative and spark discussion then someone who IS on the team could make a *+*+featured thread*+*+* article or whatev just saying to check out this thread about ____ and a link. More articles, more discussion, and basically no extra workload


3) I won't close them unless absolutely necessary as any discussion is good!

Woooooooooooooooooo on-forum discussion of articles, FINALLY :P


proof readers would have a LOT of work today if i became staff

Don't worry I'll join as one then it'll all be good, I speak fluent Gina

[scottish]

I haven't read a reply in this thread, but CNB I'd imagine a fair few people ignore it.

I don't care for updates on the latest/next habbo event and that's pretty much all CNB is spammed with.

What should happen is a relevant thread made linking to the article (so it can actually start a discussion and link the article in too)

[Gina]

oh also Martin;
ive just looked through some of the articles n the content is really nice!
id def say try do more in this style https://habbox.com/all-articles/perks-of-being-the-youngest-sibling?_=1463439833710#comment-556
this was a nice read
i wish it was posted on forum!! i feel like a lot of ppl could probs relate/comment as im syre plenty have some sort of sibling older or younger
but was a nice read thank u Sho; same with Joes habbo one

i will write u article about twin questions obv

this is a diff idea idno but maybe do 1 stress/exam related n how to deal with that?? can people write articles on that stuff idk
that might be nice though someone either giving tips on how to deal with it (like an older member) or someone who is younger going through it saying what they do
then going onto a discussion how ppl cope
tht might be a nice 1 for people with exams
like articles that peeps can relate with like shos one is rly nice

[Sho]

oh also @Martin (https://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=55726);
ive just looked through some of the articles n the content is really nice!
id def say try do more in this style https://habbox.com/all-articles/perks-of-being-the-youngest-sibling?_=1463439833710#comment-556
this was a nice read
i wish it was posted on forum!! i feel like a lot of ppl could probs relate/comment as im syre plenty have some sort of sibling older or younger
but was a nice read thank u @Sho (https://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=81650); same with Joes habbo one

i will write u article about twin questions obv

this is a diff idea idno but maybe do 1 stress/exam related n how to deal with that?? can people write articles on that stuff idk
that might be nice though someone either giving tips on how to deal with it (like an older member) or someone who is younger going through it saying what they do
then going onto a discussion how ppl cope
tht might be a nice 1 for people with exams
like articles that peeps can relate with like shos one is rly nice

aw thanks gina
i was meant to write a thread for that one but i did three 15 hour shifts at work 3 days in a row and i didn't stay on the pc long enough to so my bad. funnily enough my next one was going to be stress related because of my long work hours and stuff too. i have a few similar ones in mind that will be coming soon too about things i've dealt with like mental illness, etc.

glad you liked it :D

[xxMATTGxx]

a site admin might be able to tell you unique page visits xxMATTGxx; lawrawrrr;



i thought they were meant to be getting posted in the proper section anyway
i think i even asked bolt in hxhd once and he said yeah we try to

Have fun

http://mattgarner.net/habbox/articles.pdf

[Martin]

Have fun

http://mattgarner.net/habbox/articles.pdf


That is actually super useful!!! :O I shall be analyzing this tonight and seeing what appears to be popular! I didn't even know we had such data haha!

If I bug you in the future would you mind sending me these stats now and again so I can keep on eye on things? even if it's like once a month or something

[xxMATTGxx]

That is actually super useful!!! :O I shall be analyzing this tonight and seeing what appears to be popular! I didn't even know we had such data haha!

If I bug you in the future would you mind sending me these stats now and again so I can keep on eye on things? even if it's like once a month or something

There will be a fee involved.

[Inseriousity.]

I only read the Member Spotlight with buttons cos I noticed the CNB thread about it so it can work haha.
As for writers posting the article as a thread on the forum for discussion, this has been happening for years. It's just not very consistent and tends to go through phases where it's done quite a bit and then not at all. Ripieno posted quite a few good ones back when she was staff, for instance. I can see the department is doing really well at the moment though :)

[GoldenMerc]

Problem is, if you post the full articles here. Unless people are going to Habbox.com for the DJ shows, you're essentially wiping the articles section from Habbox.com. I guess its all about where you want to direct the traffic Martin;

[David]

Problem is, if you post the full articles here. Unless people are going to Habbox.com for the DJ shows, you're essentially wiping the articles section from Habbox.com. I guess its all about where you want to direct the traffic @Martin (https://www.habboxforum.com/member.php?u=55726);

can use same tactic as the main site, post part of it and say "Read more here."

[GoldenMerc]

can use same tactic as the main site, post part of it and say "Read more here."

Yep, or maybe give a short blurb on the forum then the read more. Sort of pushes them to the site

[Brad]

Can't you just take the main points from an article (like a teaser) that has been posted on habbox.com and make a thread. That way there's adequate amount of discussion that could be done on the forum, and if people want the full article, they can view it too.
It's like a newspaper. They post a paragraph that sums up a whole page worth and they always post at the end, "for the full story, turn to page 40" or something like that.

[Gina]

Problem is, if you post the full articles here. Unless people are going to Habbox.com for the DJ shows, you're essentially wiping the articles section from Habbox.com. I guess its all about where you want to direct the traffic Martin;

with the forum activity low though itd be nice to have the extra discussion
articles will still get read on the site though and people may be tempted to stay tuned if they hear who is on air

the thread that gets posted isnt a copy of the articles afaik its just a link to the thread and the banner n maybe a sentence/two so ppl still have to go onto the site to read it etc
i guess thats something Martin; needs to make sure that ppl always post a link and maybe a teaser/photos but no more
thats why i said about the forum thread closing so people can reply but considering it'd be a burst in forum activity (especially with how many articles have been published recently) it should somewhat help bother forum and habbox.com i'd hope

from people just posting links people still reply and they still get really good responses and thatll also push people to reply if theyre already on the site i'd hope
in sams thread sam linked to the forum thread saying take part in a forum discussion here
still got replies on habbox.com though sad ah nice i want orange blahblah

[GoldenMerc]

with the forum activity low though itd be nice to have the extra discussion
articles will still get read on the site though and people may be tempted to stay tuned if they hear who is on air

the thread that gets posted isnt a copy of the articles afaik its just a link to the thread and the banner n maybe a sentence/two so ppl still have to go onto the site to read it etc
i guess thats something Martin; needs to make sure that ppl always post a link and maybe a teaser/photos but no more
thats why i said about the forum thread closing so people can reply but considering it'd be a burst in forum activity (especially with how many articles have been published recently) it should somewhat help bother forum and habbox.com i'd hope

from people just posting links people still reply and they still get really good responses and thatll also push people to reply if theyre already on the site i'd hope
in sams thread sam linked to the forum thread saying take part in a forum discussion here
still got replies on habbox.com though sad ah nice i want orange blahblah

but habbox.com still needs people going to it and right now for me at least there isn't a reason for me to go on. to be fair I read the article about buttons, that was good

[Brad]

Can we all agree that this discussion is always going to be brought up at least 3-4 times a year?
There are always some main points as to why the integration of habbox.com and bringing readers there is a struggle;

Too many tabs opened
moving away from the forum
person djing is unlikeable


There's others, but when it boils down to it, I think those are the main reasons why this struggle to bring people from the forum to habbox.com is hard. I think the real focus is how do we get people to come and stay. What can habbox.com offer for viewers coming from the forum? I forget who had posted about this in other feedback threads in regards to integrating them but the forum wont let you actually host a panel for djing, or something like that...
See, in all honesty- I'm surprised we don't have all of our URLs being directed to habbox.com to begin with and it becomes a launch pad. So if you type in habboxforum.com it directs you to habbox.com so that they (being everyone) has to touch base with the main habbox.com page.

[Gina]

Can we all agree that this discussion is always going to be brought up at least 3-4 times a year?
There are always some main points as to why the integration of habbox.com and bringing readers there is a struggle;

Too many tabs opened
moving away from the forum
person djing is unlikeable


There's others, but when it boils down to it, I think those are the main reasons why this struggle to bring people from the forum to habbox.com is hard. I think the real focus is how do we get people to come and stay. What can habbox.com offer for viewers coming from the forum? I forget who had posted about this in other feedback threads in regards to integrating them but the forum wont let you actually host a panel for djing, or something like that...
See, in all honesty- I'm surprised we don't have all of our URLs being directed to habbox.com to begin with and it becomes a launch pad. So if you type in habboxforum.com it directs you to habbox.com so that they (being everyone) has to touch base with the main habbox.com page.

im confused on what youre talking about
what do you mean by too many tabs open and tbh i dont understand any of the poonts
the point i made was just posy a forum post and post a link to the article so forum people can see
it the nattracts people to habbox.com and it makes forum discussion

im confused by why you mean

[lemons]

all 3 of those points are most definitely not the reason for the struggle it's just simply because people don't care!

[Gina]

im lost struggle about what can som1 please explain am dumb

[FlyingJesus]

See, in all honesty- I'm surprised we don't have all of our URLs being directed to habbox.com to begin with and it becomes a launch pad. So if you type in habboxforum.com it directs you to habbox.com so that they (being everyone) has to touch base with the main habbox.com page.

Because that would be stupid. If hxf redirects to the main site then how could anyone ever access the forum?

[GoldenMerc]

Can we all agree that this discussion is always going to be brought up at least 3-4 times a year?
There are always some main points as to why the integration of habbox.com and bringing readers there is a struggle;

Too many tabs opened
moving away from the forum
person djing is unlikeable


There's others, but when it boils down to it, I think those are the main reasons why this struggle to bring people from the forum to habbox.com is hard. I think the real focus is how do we get people to come and stay. What can habbox.com offer for viewers coming from the forum? I forget who had posted about this in other feedback threads in regards to integrating them but the forum wont let you actually host a panel for djing, or something like that...
See, in all honesty- I'm surprised we don't have all of our URLs being directed to habbox.com to begin with and it becomes a launch pad. So if you type in habboxforum.com it directs you to habbox.com so that they (being everyone) has to touch base with the main habbox.com page.

If it was sorted, then no it won't be brought up 3-4 times a year, but as Habbox is HOPEFULLY evolving (Martin is taking that in the right direction) I think its under control.

Your list looks like its been wrote by an autistic moron? Too many tabs open? WHAT!, Moving away from the forum? Well you'd be on Habbox.com for articles or the DJ, you could always have another tab up of Hxf...

Person djing is unlikeable, sure I can understand that. BUT your older now, spotify is about so unsure why you'd listen unless its competitions or events or HxSS.

[Gina]

If it was sorted, then no it won't be brought up 3-4 times a year, but as Habbox is HOPEFULLY evolving (Martin is taking that in the right direction) I think its under control.

Your list looks like its been wrote by an autistic moron? Too many tabs open? WHAT!, Moving away from the forum? Well you'd be on Habbox.com for articles or the DJ, you could always have another tab up of Hxf...

Person djing is unlikeable, sure I can understand that. BUT your older now, spotify is about so unsure why you'd listen unless its competitions or events or HxSS.
literally this ^

even if u didnt like the dj there is a button for you to just pause the radio anyway or mute it? not like its difficult lol i really dont see how any of this is relevant to just linking to the articles
articles have been posted on habbox.com for god knows how long so why is this suddenly an issue lol the whole point of this thread was to just say to link on the forum to the article
ppl are directed off the forum to read the article and maybe reply etc and it gives djs listeners and makes habbox.com look more active (which is good when trying to draw ppl in from the radio 2 habbox) then they can just go back to the forum and reply if they want etc (a whole 2 tabs lol must be awful)


There's others, but when it boils down to it, I think those are the main reasons why this struggle to bring people from the forum to habbox.com is hard.
but we're not tlking bout that?? we're just saying to link ppl to habbox.com articles so people can see it


What can habbox.com offer for viewers coming from the forum?
well for 1 thing, the articles ??? which is what this whole thread is about?? uno linking people to the article lol


I'm surprised we don't have all of our URLs being directed to habbox.com to begin with and it becomes a launch pad. So if you type in habboxforum.com it directs you to habbox.com so that they (being everyone) has to touch base with the main habbox.com page.
and why would you want that lol you've just said about "unlikeable djs" so why would everyone want to be directed to habbox.com and have the radio play everytime they refresh the forum (unless you get rid of the radio even tho it has the most staff and attracts people from events etc to check habbox.com so i dunno why you would anyway)
Brad; basically i just dont understand any of your post and why any of it is relevant or just anything really
i dont know if you just havent bothered to read the thread or if you just wanted to bring something completely different to it and then say that we discuss it 4-5 times a year
if this was discussed before then it would've happened beforehand
its not a massive deal its just doing this
https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=835872&p=8466414#post8466414

a whole 2 tabs is not a big deal and it helps with both forum and habbox.com activity

[Brad]

Articles being brought up in 2014 Feedback:
https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=803321&highlight=articles
https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=817807&highlight=articles
https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=800692&highlight=articles

Articles being brought up in 2015 Feedback:
https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=832337&highlight=articles
https://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=824701&highlight=articles

This is the first one brought up in 2016.

I didn't think my post would get everyone's panties in a knot, and jump on the defence and actually start insulting (It was kind of childish in my perspective).
Nevertheless, I had posted it because in each of the feedback threads that have been made throughout the years one of the topics are how to get people from habboxforum to habbox.com, and vise versa. Never in my life did I think that even a suggestion would get totally ripped to shreds. We wonder why it's so hard to have new members join but if we reflect on those who are here and how savage some of them are in their comments, it pretty much sums it up.

On a different note; Yuxin; I have read the thread, if I had not read it then I wouldn't have posted.


I'm surprised we don't have all of our URLs being directed to habbox.com to begin with and it becomes a launch pad. So if you type in habboxforum.com it directs you to habbox.com so that they (being everyone) has to touch base with the main habbox.com page.
and why would you want that lol you've just said about "unlikeable djs" so why would everyone want to be directed to habbox.com and have the radio play everytime they refresh the forum (unless you get rid of the radio even tho it has the most staff and attracts people from events etc to check habbox.com so I dunno why you would anyway)

Again, I said it as a suggestion. I understand that Habboxlive has the most staff, and if you didn't go straight to being on the defence and actually realized where I was going with the big picture then you'd realize it was a suggestion. Not something I'd push but as a suggestion.

But I guess I'm just an autistic moron... What would I know.

[Kyle]

Having comments split between the forum and the main site is silly. Most of the comments on articles on the main site consist of pats on the back from other staff members to the author for writing a good article and promote little to no discussion. Having threads on the forum even RELATED to the articles that come up might encourage people to talk more about the topics. Having moderators of specific forums in charge of creating discussions within their designated areas (though this is harder now that there aren't many mods) would also be a step in the right direction. Perhaps give articles or even other staff members a forum each and ask that they create a thread there each week for people to talk in? They don't have to be copypasta of the articles themselves but related discussions.

also are there even proofreaders anymore? some of the articles have a shocking amount of errors!

[Brad]

Having comments split between the forum and the main site is silly. Most of the comments on articles on the main site consist of pats on the back from other staff members to the author for writing a good article and promote little to no discussion. Having threads on the forum even RELATED to the articles that come up might encourage people to talk more about the topics. Having moderators of specific forums in charge of creating discussions within their designated areas (though this is harder now that there aren't many mods) would also be a step in the right direction. Perhaps give articles or even other staff members a forum each and ask that they create a thread there each week for people to talk in? They don't have to be copypasta of the articles themselves but related discussions.

also are there even proofreaders anymore? some of the articles have a shocking amount of errors!

Mmm. It's sort of similar to when I had introduced the Conversation starters. I had encouraged people to post articles on the forum.
I agree with you though; Sometimes a discussion is hard to start when it's a copy/paste of the exact article.

[FlyingJesus]

Never in my life did I think that even a suggestion would get totally ripped to shreds. We wonder why it's so hard to have new members join but if we reflect on those who are here and how savage some of them are in their comments, it pretty much sums it up.

The only thing you suggested was redirecting the forum to the main site which would mean no-one could ever see the forum lol, the rest of your post was just nonsense that had nothing to do with what this thread has been discussing and then something criticising the DJs... in a thread about articles.


Having comments split between the forum and the main site is silly. Most of the comments on articles on the main site consist of pats on the back from other staff members to the author for writing a good article and promote little to no discussion.

Been saying this since I was a child back in the 1800s but am always met with refusal (or agreement and then no action), prob because it would require site staff to do something

[Brad]

The only thing you suggested was redirecting the forum to the main site which would mean no-one could ever see the forum lol, the rest of your post was just nonsense that had nothing to do with what this thread has been discussing and then something criticising the DJs... in a thread about articles.

If you look more into that suggestion I meant habbox.com being a platform/launch pad

all of our URLs being directed to habbox.com to begin with and it becomes a launch pad.

Also, with the DJ thing; I just said that some are not likeable... which does happen. I didn't say any DJs in specific, and I'm not the only one that looks to see what DJ is on and chooses whether or not to actually listen in. It's like people don't want to admit that they do that.

[FlyingJesus]

If habboxforum.com redirects to habbox.com then it will do so wherever you go to it from

[Brad]

If habboxforum.com redirects to habbox.com then it will do so wherever you go to it from

Then maybe the suggestion of maybe when you go to habboxforum.com know how we get those messages from admins saying to do a survey or you have a PM. Would doing something like that be more feasible, that way it gives the member an option to go to habbox.com to view the latest article or go directly to the forum.

[FlyingJesus]

What so every time you load the forum you have to confirm which page you want

There's already a very simple one click way to get to the main site without pissing everyone off :P
http://i.imgur.com/KmVuqnj.png

[Brad]

What so every time you load the forum you have to confirm which page you want

There's already a very simple one click way to get to the main site without pissing everyone off :P
http://i.imgur.com/KmVuqnj.png

No, if a new article gets posted, you have that initial prompt saying, "Hey! a new article" blah blah blah and it gives you that option then.
It's a one time, so the only way you'd get another notification when you load the forum is if someone else had posted an article.

also to add; that tab is not on all of the themes

[Empired]

I don't think forcing people to go through Habbox.com will suddenly increase the use of the site, it'll just increase angry posts in Feedback for a while :P

However I think I see your point - these people replying saying it's fine because you can go to Habbox.com yourself if you want are perfectly correct but surely the point is that no one wants to go to Hx.com?? If I'm honest I haven't visited the site in quite a long time now unless an article I'm actually interested in is linked on the forum, otherwise I completely ignore the site because there is absolutely nothing at all there that interests me in the slightest.

In regards to Gina's OP, I agree they definitely need to be made more obvious on the forum because I'm sure there are some articles that will interest me but I just don't see them because like I said I never visit Hx.com unless I already know there's an article there I wanna see. But if we're not allowed to comment on/discuss them on the forum then I can't be the only one who just won't say anything on them at all? I feel kind of mean saying it but idk it is true because I get nothing out of commenting on an article on Habbox; it doesn't increase my post count or give me tokens to use in the shop and (this is the bit I find important >>) my comment won't start up a discussion (because comments on there are almost always entirely separate and limited to "wow great article haha I loved that bit in the middle!") so I don't get an interesting chat with another user out of it.

I know that sounds selfish but I feel like I can't be the only one sat here being like ?? what's the point for me? I'm here at Habbox for entertainment which is its own reward and I don't find going to another site specifically to comment on an article very entertaining or rewarding at all, therefore I just don't.

[Plebings]

yes, going back to the article comments, i think it would look so much better to have no comments on the main site and each article gets a link to a thread to generate discussion.

it does look rather sad when articles only get 1 (if that) comment usually not related and just a pat on the back. helps forum generate content, and helps the articles gain an audience.

[Samantha]

Brad; every time a new article is posted it's tweeted and if you have subscribed to them Martin will PM/VM when there's a new one so there's no real need for their to be a notice for a member every time a new one is posted.

[LUCPIX]

speaking of banners what's going on with this one
https://habbox.com/all-articles/entertainment/gaming/bobba-western-games-show-humans-seriously-studied

it's also not hosted on habbox.com


omf that is killing me that is awful
I love all the banners for the articles though well cute
Martin; do u ever do tv n film articles?


AHEM
This article shows weird Asian videogames so, inspired by this theme I made a little alteration, you know, with a weird sequence of Asians in a blurry background, just to people look at it and think...
Jesus it looks weird...

well idk how to make it understandable, i was just experimenting hah

[Brad]

yes, going back to the article comments, i think it would look so much better to have no comments on the main site and each article gets a link to a thread to generate discussion.

it does look rather sad when articles only get 1 (if that) comment usually not related and just a pat on the back. helps forum generate content, and helps the articles gain an audience.

That. That would be helpful and I can see that being a great tool. Would that have to work with having that auto generated posting on the specified section of the forum ? Can something like that be done?

Brad; every time a new article is posted it's tweeted and if you have subscribed to them Martin will PM/VM when there's a new one so there's no real need for their to be a notice for a member every time a new one is posted.

Oh, cool. Then that technically is in place. My bad. Carry on. :P

[Gina]

oh okay i thought it was by accident and was just trying to kill peoples eyes
the banner itself is great except the flashy bit makes me unable 2 look at it
altho i did say as well they are v fab n i love the banners so well done for mking them n everything!!
AHEM
This article shows weird Asian videogames so, inspired by this theme I made a little alteration, you know, with a weird sequence of Asians in a blurry background, just to people look at it and think...
Jesus it looks weird...

well idk how to make it understandable, i was just experimenting hah

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That. That would be helpful and I can see that being a great tool. Would that have to work with having that auto generated posting on the specified section of the forum ? Can something like that be done?


Oh, cool. Then that technically is in place. My bad. Carry on. :P

im sure it could be seeing as in hxl forum they auto post the timetable reset dont they with all the hours
(unless my life has been a lie n someone sits n posts all the resets lmfao) although i dont think they'd be able to get it in the right section
theyd have to have a forum section for articles unless they had that n mods moved them to the write section idk lots of effort id expect though

they want people to still visit habbox.com (understandably) tho so they'd have to post a link for people to read it on habbox.com etcetc
i do agree with plebings tho how it could look worse just having 1 comment on the site instead of having it all on hxf where more peeps will reply etc

[lawrawrrr]

There's a debate between hosting the main article on the forum and hosting the main article on the site, and people will have differing opinions on what's best, mainly due to how they particularly use Habbox. From a management perspective though, from the very beginning I've made it very clear that articles will not be writing them on the forum as a first port of call, but using it as an advertisement tool. It's fair enough if you disagree, but that's the decision that's already been made.

It's a shame there's not more comments and I would love there to be more interaction on there, and comments from non-Habboxers as well of course, but I think this is a wider problem of attracting people to read the articles, and other kinds of advertisements and promotion is something I'm thinking about quite a lot. Martin's new subscription service is a great idea though as well, plus the threads and we get the automatic tweets when a new one is published so it's definitely not reaching NOONE, yknow?

But on the other hand, if we can generate the discussion on the forum then that's not a bad thing either. That's why the whole make-a-thread-based-on-your-article thing was implemented (quite a while ago) and has been kept up (with varying amounts of success it has to be said).

In general though, I think Martin is doing a fabulous job with Articles, which is why they were an easy choice for Department of the Month last month :)